Quicksand man gets sucked into

An intrepid explorer in khaki uniform trudges through the jungle, until, with a whoosh and a plop, he falls chest deep into a pool of sand. Struggling, he sinks inexorably until only his pith helmet floats above the surface. This is the story that probably comes to mind when we think about quicksand, but according to scientific tests, it's only half correct. Quicksand is a sloshy mixture of sand and water that appears solid when viewed from above, but will collapse into a more liquid form if a heavy object, like a human or animal disturbs it. After liquefying, the mix tends to solidify, cementing said animal in gluey, thick wet sand. But, while it will trap you, the fear that quicksand will swallow you whole is a myth, according to some basic physics.

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Have you ever been out for a hike and stopped at a sandy spot by the water to take a picture? As you rustle through your backpack, you notice something happening In fact, you seem to be sinking. What's going on?

Julie Smith and her twin boys got stuck in the sand on Tuesday afternoon. A mum and her two sons had to scramble free from quicksand on Crosby beach after she got stuck up to her waist. Julie Smith, 39 from Waterloo , was on the beach with her eight-year-old twin boys, Paddy and Paul, when she sunk in the sand at 1pm on Tuesday. They managed to get free and helped Julie scramble out. Paul said a coastguard witnessed the family scrambling free and approached the family to walk with them back to the shore.